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hey up all, had a rescent site visit to a job in leeds regarding fire alarms, he mentioned about possibility of wiring in 4 core fp to these...
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Just an ordinary street light, 400w HPS bulb.
What will be total consumption?
Lamp 400w
Electrical disribution(rectifier) 100w...
Hi guys, I am needing a new set of VDE drivers after my last 2 sets have worn in just under 6 months (Not sure if I am treating them right)
I had...
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The cable supplying an immersion heater is getting warm when in opperation. In opperation for 2 hours per day. Cable warms up in a few...
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Hope someone can help me with this problem that I am having at the moment.
Sunday morning i woke up to find that all the sockets...
I have a querie, i have recently started my own business after working for someone for 15 years, passed my niceic domestic installer assesment and...
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Having just received my EAL domestic installer certificate and a couple of months into C&G 2330 Level 3 I decided to look into re wiring my...
Well, after 25 years I'm going back on the tools, and to be honest, I can't wait. :)
However I'm looking for some advice. This is my position:-...
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Need some advise please.
I don't know much about figures etc.
I have a garage that is about 15ft x 7ft. and i need to run some lights in...
I have a job where a customer wants me to test the whole installation but does not want to upgrade it to Dual RCD 17th edition and this board is...
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What do you guys think to this? Gas bonded and earthed to terminal in CU, Water...
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Was wondering how a self employed electrician finds time to go on holiday, what do you do about call outs etc?
Does anyone do the adiabatic equation to check earthing conductor size is okay, as we've just been taught it at college and its very good to know...
Where would be the best place to put an immersion heater switch. Am working on a bungalow, where the cylinder is being repositioned in the loft. I...
hi folks any suggestions?.
Going to start work in an industrial (which is quite large) unit which will be rented out.
it used to be one massive...
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I purchased a Hotpoint oven with a touch panel control with lcd idicators just over two months ago and to date the engineer has replaced...
Do the existing 16mm tails to the cu have to be changed to 25mm if the cu is changed. The tails to the existing cu are protected by a 60A switched...
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I have a hand blender from the US (I am in the UK) and a 100w voltage converter. If the power rating of the blender is more than 100w (I...
Does anyone know what the minimum decibel level should be in a bedroom of a domestic house, 2 smokes,(1 up, 1 down).:confused:
Hi all, went to look at a job today, the owner wants to convert a house into 2 flats, not done anything like this before. 100 amp fuse, TN C S...
Best way sought to add a oven (13amp plug top) to kitchen
Loads of ways - some safer than others!
Sould i add a FSU13amp spur off ring...
hi can you give me a bit of advice.
I'm changing a cu for a niceic registration job, do i have to test all of the installation as if it was a new...
What's the maximum Zs permitted on a 32 amp type C RCBO? Many thanks
Has anyone had any experience with this cable, sounds good but have not seen any plus reckon it 'll be expensive
got 2 flats to do 2moro with 8 storage heaters between them. ive messed with these in the past but other than cleaning the dust out and checking...
I'm changing a cu, there is a radial circuit in 2.5 mm2 t/e to a shed, feeding a double socket and a light, the run from the cu is about 9 meters...
Does anyone know of a 1 gang 2 way dimmer switch that will fit into a 15mm metal back box?
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I'm doing an installation in a nightclub soon, and am asking for your opinion on the best way to wire the following.
The club has...
1. To measure loop resistance of small motors rated in KVA, we simply use a multimeter to get required results while for large motors/equipment...
1. To measure loop resistance of small motors rated in KVA, we simply use a multimeter to get required results while for large motors/equipment...
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studying C&G 2330 and need to access reading material that has images of , amongst others
rear of 3 gang switch
12 different...
I need to put 2 emergency light into a communal stairway in a set of flats. Can this be run in PVC T+E or does it have to be fire rated cable?
2 way circuit - all works okay
When switch off - left with 32vac on circuit causing lamp to flicker....
Unplug lamp get 0v on circuit
Plug in...
Credit crunch pah:p All I have been doing lately is going to big fancy homes installing surround sound and multi room speaker systems. Any way I...
I have just been asked to fit an additional socket to an existing ring main. The problem i have is the board is the old wylex rewirable fuse...
just wondering if anyone knows the formula for calculating csa of meter tails ?
would be much appreciated cheers
Ben
has anyone done this test yet if so what was in the test
Problem with RCD on transfer
Help, advice or maybe the problem is, please!
I have a prob with one RCD tripping when on generator supply
When on...
when you use nic website for 1st time to log a part p job, do you not have to give test results for the job?!where is that part on the site?
Hi all, newbie here. Have started a city & guilds 2330 course and yesterday thought i would put a little of it into practice. We have a switched...
Alright, I'm still stumped about a basic electrical concept (No I'm not an electrician nor do I pretend to be, so don't worry! :))
I've always...
What would cause downlighter bulbs to blow after a few days of being changed?
For example, in the kitchen of a house where i'm going to be doing...
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I am looking for sugestions to comply with 17th ed. when making alterations to circuits (eg lighting) in bathrooms. We now have to have these...
Hi just joined the ranks on this forum. I know this has been said before but how dangerous is it that the are so many ppl doing electrics who dont...
Hi . I have just changed a standard 60 W bulb in a standard pendant fitting for a new 35 w low energy type bulb . I noticed in the dark that every...
I am just in the process of a new re-wire for a family friend in her garage. She has in the house a consumer unit with a 32A MCB with 4mm twin &...
Hi guys, done a test today on a ringmain circuit only 4 sockets but the zs was over the max zs as to bs7671.
now this was on a type c rcbo, so...
Have to convert a tncs system to a tt systm,, knock an earth rod in etc...
anyone have any tips on a good install ? dont want to spend an hr...
I need to wire two timers to control the one gas burner.
One timer is for underfloor heating the other for hot water/rads
Problem is if I run...
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